Glen James, John Pidgeon and Rachelle Kroon answer your questions! They touch on:

👉🏼 needing first home buying advice - how much do we offer?

👉🏽 single mum with teens - how can I be ready for early retirement?

👉🏾 the community shares their goals for 2026

👉🏿 help me know what to do next!

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Glen is joined by Kayla Malss, host of this is business to talk about side hustles! In this chat they touch on:

👉🏼 the 4 reasons to start a side hustle

👉🏽 is what I'm doing a hobby or business?

👉🏾 how to start a side hustle (ABNs, business names, bank accounts, tax)

👉🏿 community experience with side hustles

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Jumping on to discuss some newsy things that happened over the last 24 hours.

Recorded on 4 Feb, approx. 2:30pm

AFR article: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/changes-to-cgt-discount-under-consideration-as-reform-budget-looms-20260203-p5nz1a

RBA mins here: https://www.rba.gov.au/monetary-policy/rba-board-minutes/2025/2025-12-09.html

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Glen and Rachelle unpack your questions, touching on:

👉🏽 we have $450k after selling an investment property, now what?

👉🏾 property investing vs ETFs - which one is right for me?

👉🏿 nursing has burnt me out and considering working in the café scene

👉🏻 investing in super for kids - worthwhile?

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Glen and Vince take a seat by the fire, munch on some marshmallows and answer your investing/money/economic questions in a campfire chat! They touch on:

👉🏼 when do you sell shares or ETFs that have performed well?

👉🏽 invest in shares or focus on mortgage offset - implications over 10/15 years?

👉🏾 dying with zero - what do Glen and Vince think of this concept?

👉🏿 joint investment accounts with a partner, worthwhile?

👉🏻 what's a 3-year investing plan for a 30 year old?

👉 why is gearing in shares not as popular as property?

👉🏼 the perceived ETF bubble - is it a thing?

👉🏽 what is modern monetary theory?

👉🏾 is property in Australia really "safe as houses"?

👉🏿 Life Sherpa Invest portfolio returns

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January is prime time for a mortgage reset so for this episode Glen is joined by Rachelle Kroon from Sphere Home Loans for a lending update and a chat about:

👉🏼 why January is a good time to review your mortgage

👉🏽 equity explained and how it can lower your interest rate

👉🏾 fixed vs variable

👉🏿 repricing vs refinancing

👉🏻 how parental guarantees work

👉 the government 5% deposit scheme risks and benefits

👉🏼 increased flexibility in lending for self-employed people

👉🏽 Rach’s top tips if you own a home or are planning to buy in 2026

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Most people say they want to get ahead financially but are they willing to do what it takes to get there? In today's episode Glen and John chat about:

👉🏼 real stories of sacrifice from the MMM community

👉🏽 4 ways to get more money

👉🏾 do you have a goal for this year?

👉🏿 taking risks to get the reward

👉 are you and your partner on the same page about money goals?

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A few members of the community wondered if they should use their emergency fund to pay off their car loan or other debts. Glen James shares his view, unpacking the case studies step by step touching on:

👉🏼 the case studies

👉🏾 some comments and ideas from the community

👉🏿 some basic assumptions Glen has made

👉🏻 Glen's options for what to do next

👉 what Glen teaches about debt reduction & emergency funds

👉🏼 so what would Glen do?

👉🏽 pay off my debts using my $1k emergency savings? + emergency fund basics

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Brett Evans, founder of Atlas Wealth, joins Glen to chat about all things expat! They touch on:

👉🏼 a little about Brett, his work in the expat space

👉🏽 how does tax work while living and working overseas?

👉🏾 moving to Malta - how does this affect my age pension + tax?

👉🏿 if moving overseas for retirement, do you need to keep an Aussie bank account?

👉🏻 living in Singapore but repatriating - sell my investment properties in Australia?

👉 returning to Australia after 25 years, what do I prepare?

👉🏼 how to prepare a will while living overseas

👉🏽 will you lose Centrelink benefits if you move overseas?

👉🏾 they address a quick listener case study

👉🏿 some quick rapid fire expat questions

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Glen and John tackle your questions, touching on:

👉🏻 can I turn my PPOR into an investment property whilst in the fixed period?

👉 keep investing in ETFs or buy a home?

👉🏼 pressing reset financially after divorce, buy a house or rent?

👉🏽 tips for drawing up a will after a terminal diagnosis

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It's not uncommon for employees of a business to be offered shares in the business they work for. Glen sits down and unpacks a real life case study of an employee who has been offered shares in their business, touching on:

👉🏾 the case study basics

👉🏿 details of the offer made to the employee

👉🏻 why do company's typically offer employee share schemes?

👉 what kind of returns could the employee expect?

👉🏼 share classes that are typically offered in these schemes

👉🏽 exit rules and drag along provisions

👉🏾 ownership structure considerations

👉🏿 what risks does this person face?

👉🏻 why would this person invest in this scheme?

👉 why WOULDN'T this person invest in this scheme?

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